Georges Delerue
Sound·March 12, 1925·† March 20, 1992 — 67 years old·Roubaix, Nord, France
Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards (1979, 1980, 1981), two ASCAP Awards (1988, 1990), and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991).
The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema." Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979), Love on the Run (1980), and The Last Metro (1981). Georges Delerue was named Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours.
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2020In The Tracks Of - Special EditionSelf2018Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville on Google StreetViewMusic2018The ApparitionMusic2013Tours du monde, tours du ciel 2009Music · Musical2005Hiroshima: The Time of ReturnMusic2003Day for Night: An AppreciationMusic2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years LaterOriginal Music Composer2001Cinéma, de notre temps: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub - cinéastesOriginal Music Composer1996Remember MeMusic1995Music for the Movies: Georges DelerueSelf1992Rich in LoveOriginal Music Composer1992Man TroubleOriginal Music Composer1992Memento MoriMusic1992CélineOriginal Music Composer1992Dien Bien PhuOriginal Music Composer1991Curly SueOriginal Music Composer1991Black RobeOriginal Music Composer1991Without Warning: The James Brady StoryMusic1991The White QueenOriginal Music Composer1991Mister JohnsonOriginal Music Composer1991American FriendsOriginal Music Composer · Music1991The Josephine Baker StoryOriginal Music Composer1990CadenceOriginal Music Composer1990A Show of ForceOriginal Music Composer1990Joe Versus the VolcanoOriginal Music Composer1989Steel MagnoliasOriginal Music Composer1989Seven MinutesOriginal Music Composer1989The French RevolutionOriginal Music Composer1989Paris by NightOriginal Music Composer1989Her AlibiOriginal Music Composer1988BeachesOriginal Music Composer1988TwinsOriginal Music Composer1988Heartbreak HotelOriginal Music Composer1988Memories of MeMusic1988To Kill a PriestMusic · Conductor1988A Summer StoryOriginal Music Composer1988Biloxi BluesOriginal Music Composer1988Chouans !Music1988The House on Carroll StreetOriginal Music Composer1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneOriginal Music Composer1987The Pick-up ArtistMusic1987Maid to OrderOriginal Music Composer1987QueenieTVMusic1987A Man in LoveOriginal Music Composer1987Her Secret LifeMusic1987Escape from SobiborOriginal Music Composer1986PlatoonOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1986Crimes of the HeartOriginal Music Composer1986Women of ValorOriginal Music Composer1986Descent Into HellMusic1986Sword of GideonOriginal Music Composer1986SalvadorOriginal Music Composer1986Sin of InnocenceMusic1986Family BusinessOriginal Music Composer1985MesmerizedOriginal Music Composer1985Stone PillowOriginal Music Composer1985A Time to LiveOriginal Music Composer1985AmosOriginal Music Composer1985Amazing StoriesTVMusic1985MaxieMusic1985Agnes of GodOriginal Music Composer1985Deadly IntentionsMusic1985The ExecutionOriginal Music Composer1984Arch of TriumphOriginal Music Composer1984Silence of the HeartOriginal Music Composer1984Love Thy NeighborOriginal Music Composer1984The VulturesOriginal Music Composer1984AuroraOriginal Music Composer1984Le Bon PlaisirOriginal Music Composer1983SilkwoodOriginal Music Composer1983The AfricanOriginal Music Composer1983Liberty BelleOriginal Music Composer1983Confidentially YoursOriginal Music Composer1983One Deadly SummerOriginal Music Composer1983ExposedOriginal Music Composer1983Man, Woman and ChildMusic1983The Black Stallion ReturnsOriginal Music Composer1982The Escape ArtistOriginal Music Composer1982PartnersOriginal Music Composer1982The PasserbyOriginal Music Composer1982Guy de MaupassantMusic1982A Little SexOriginal Music Composer1982DocumenteurOriginal Music Composer1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf1981The BorgiasTVMusic1981The Woman Next DoorOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1981True ConfessionsOriginal Music Composer1981The InquisitorOriginal Music Composer1981Rich and FamousOriginal Music Composer1981La vie continueMusic1981Le Rescapé de TikeroaMusic1981La Lettre VolèeMusic1981NanaTVMusic1981Le MythomaneTVMusic1980Richard's ThingsOriginal Music Composer1980Arsène Lupin joue et perdTVMusic1980Les Chevaux du soleilTVMusic1980The Last MetroOriginal Music Composer1980Willie & PhilOriginal Music Composer1980FantômasTVMusical · Music1980The VisitorsTVMusic1980First VoyageOriginal Music Composer1980ToineMusic1979Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitionsTVSound1979The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2Music · Original Music Composer1979BluebeardMusic1979A Little RomanceOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1979An Almost Perfect AffairOriginal Music Composer1979The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1Original Music Composer · Music1979My Friend, or The Hidden Life of Jules DepraeterMusic1979Pierrot mon amiOriginal Music Composer1979Les InsulairesMusic1979Love on the RunOriginal Music Composer1979Simone de BeauvoirOriginal Music Composer1978Little Girl in Blue VelvetMusic1978Your Turn, My TurnOriginal Music Composer1978Dear InspectorOriginal Music Composer1978Get Out Your HandkerchiefsOriginal Music Composer1977Banlieue Sud-EstTVMusic1977JuliaOriginal Music Composer1977Bloodthirsty HawkMusic1977Egy őrült naplójaSound1976The Big OperatorOriginal Music Composer1976BoomerangOriginal Music Composer1976Police Python 357Original Music Composer1976Nevermore, ForeverMusic1976Femmes FatalesOriginal Music Composer197630 millions d'amisTVSelf1976MiladyMusic1975IncorrigibleOriginal Music Composer1975Les Compagnons d'EleusisTVOriginal Music Composer1975Paul GauguinTVMusic1975That Most Important Thing: LoveOriginal Music Composer1974La Cloche tibétaineTVMusic1974The SlapOriginal Music Composer1974Les Musiciens de la pelliculeTVlui-même1974Alien ThunderOriginal Music Composer1973The Day of the DolphinOriginal Music Composer1973Molière pour rire et pour pleurerTVMusic1973Angela – Love Comes QuietlyMusic1973Day for NightGeorges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited) · Original Music Composer1973The Day of the JackalOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1973L'Éducation sentimentaleTVMusic1972The Accursed KingsTVOriginal Music Composer1972L'Homme qui revient de loinTVMusic1972A Gorgeous Girl Like MeOriginal Music Composer1972Dear LouiseOriginal Music Composer1972MalpertuisOriginal Music Composer1972Le Grand ÉchiquierTVSelf1971Two English GirlsClaude's Business Agent · Original Music Composer1971The HorsemenOriginal Music Composer1971The Most Gentle ConfessionsOriginal Music Composer1971Adieu mes quinze ansTVMusic1971MiraOriginal Music Composer1971The ConformistOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1970Lancelot of the LakeMusic1970Promise at DawnOriginal Music Composer1970MauregardTVOriginal Music Composer1970La Mort de DantonMusical1970Give Her the MoonMusic1970Countdown to VengeanceOriginal Music Composer1969Anne of the Thousand DaysOriginal Music Composer1969A Walk with Love and DeathOriginal Music Composer · Music Director1969Jacquou le CroquantTVOriginal Music Composer1969Women in LoveOriginal Music Composer1969HibernatusOriginal Music Composer1969The ErasersOriginal Music Composer1969The BrainOriginal Music Composer1969The Devil by the TailMusic1968Thibaud ou les CroisadesTVOriginal Music Composer1968Nobody Runs ForeverOriginal Music Composer1968InterludeOriginal Music Composer1967The Secret of Wilhelm StoritzOriginal Music Composer1967OscarOriginal Music Composer1967Our Mother's HouseOriginal Music Composer1967Our WorldMusic1967The 25th HourOriginal Music Composer1967The Two of UsMusic1967Huckleberry FinnOriginal Music Composer1967The Sunday of LifeOriginal Music Composer1967On Sunday AfternoonOriginal Music Composer1967Thursday We Shall Sing Like SundayCompositor1966The Nameless StarMusic1966King of HeartsOriginal Music Composer1966A Man for All SeasonsOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1966Don’t Shoot the ComposerHimself1966Paris au temps des cerisesMusic1965Up to His EarsOriginal Music Composer1965The Moment of PeaceOriginal Music Composer1965Viva Maria!Original Music Composer1965Bestiary of LoveOriginal Music Composer1965RaptureOriginal Music Composer1965The UninhibitedOriginal Music Composer1965Le Bonheur conjugalTVOriginal Music Composer1965The SuckerOriginal Music Composer1965Tight Skirts, Loose PleasuresOriginal Music Composer1965AMusic1964The Black IndiesMusic1964That Tender AgeOriginal Music Composer1964Lucky JoMusic1964Male CompanionMusic · Original Music Composer1964The UnvanquishedMusic1964ValparaisoConductor1964The Pumpkin EaterOriginal Music Composer1964Let the Shooters ShootOriginal Music Composer1964The Big HitMusic1964Dandelions by the RootsOriginal Music Composer1964The Soft SkinOriginal Music Composer1964Greed in the SunOriginal Music Composer1964Trouble Among WidowsOriginal Music Composer1964French DressingOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1964That Man from RioOriginal Music Composer1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Original Music Composer1964BosphoreMusical1964Golden HornMusical1964Èves futuresMusic1963Highway Pick-UpOriginal Music Composer1963ContemptOriginal Music Composer1963Portuguese VacationOriginal Music Composer1963Magnet of DoomOriginal Music Composer1963Nothing Ever HappensMusic1963Hitler - Never Heard of HimMusic1963The Immortal OneOriginal Music Composer1963Till the End of the WorldOriginal Music Composer1962Vive Le TourOriginal Music Composer1962The Immoral MomentMusic1962Crime Does Not PayMusic1962Antoine and ColetteOriginal Music Composer1962Love at TwentyOriginal Music Composer1962Paris Pick-UpOriginal Music Composer1962Le bureau des mariagesOriginal Music Composer1962CartoucheMusic1962Jules and JimOriginal Music Composer1962SimonMusic1961Over the WallMusic1961The Nina B. AffairOriginal Music Composer1961Le bonheur est pour demainOriginal Music Composer1961The Long AbsenceOriginal Music Composer1961The Passion of Slow FireOriginal Music Composer1961Five Day LoverOriginal Music Composer1961PlaytimeOriginal Music Composer1961Women and WarOriginal Music Composer1961The JokerOriginal Music Composer1960Shoot the Piano PlayerOriginal Music Composer1960Love and the FrenchwomanOriginal Music Composer1960The Love GameOriginal Music Composer1960Le SourireOriginal Music Composer1960Do or Die!Original Music Composer1960The Big RiskOriginal Music Composer1960A Mistress for the SummerOriginal Music Composer1960Love ExistsOriginal Music Composer1960Le Bel ÂgeOriginal Music Composer1959Hiroshima Mon AmourOriginal Music Composer1959DiscoramaTVSelf1958Along the CoastOriginal Music Composer1958Diary of a Pregnant WomanOriginal Music Composer1958The First NightMusic1958The OverworkedMusic1958The Sea and the DaysMusic1957Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheurMusic1957A Girl in a PocketOriginal Music Composer1957Letter from SiberiaOrchestrator1957Chères vieilles chosesOriginal Music Composer1956All the World's MemoryConductor1956Sunday in PekingConductor1956Night and FogOrchestrator · Conductor